ohrenhoch, der Geräuschladen presents 2 pieces by Fergal Dowling.
On December 21st "In the Mean Time" and on Sunday December 28th "Falls".
To hear on Sunday December 28, 2008 2 pm - 9 pm:
Falls
by Fergal Dowling
'Falls' is a sample-based composition rendered entirely from the sounds of falling water recorded from public fountains in France and Germany. Falls was originally devised as an installation for continuously looped playback in an elongated enclosed space, such as a large stairwell or gallery corridor, but has also been performed in concert with the loudspeakers arranged both to the front and the rear of the audience.
'Falls' was composed using computer-based algorithms to define two concurrent streams of events which progress at varying rates. These rapid event streams produce a dense granular synthesis which then slows to reveal itself as a succession of explosions and ricochets. The actual rendering of the sampled sound source recordings was executed through virtual sound processing instruments.
Fergal Dowling
(b. Dublin 1965) is a composer of electroacoustic and instrumental music. He studied composition at Trinity College Dublin and at the University of York.
His compositions combine sound spatialisation and real-time interaction in aurally rich forms. His works have been performed in Ireland, England, Germany, Sweden, Canada, the USA, Spain and Brazil.
As a performer he has presented his own computer-based interactive music throughout Europe with various soloists and groups such as Ex-Machina, Concorde, Ensemble Chimera, Projektgruppe Neue Musik Bremen, EAR Ensemble, Grup XXI, Improvised Device, and DublinSoundLab. He is represented by the Contemporary Music Centre, Dublin.
www.fergaldowling.com